An overview of the JENSA gas jet target system with preliminary 20Ne(p,t)18Ne results

The Jet Experiments in Nuclear Structure and Astrophysics (JENSA) gas jet target system was designed to provide a gas target that was pure, localized, and dense. Several commissioning experiments with the JENSA target, performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, were undertaken to demonstrate the unique capability of JENSA for transfer reaction studies. JENSA has since been moved from Oak Ridge National Laboratory to the ReA3 reaccelerated beam hall at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL). An overview of the JENSA design and operation will be presented, as well as preliminary results from a 20Ne(p,t)18Ne transfer reaction commissioning measurement performed with JENSA. Research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy.